Man leaps to his death from George Washington Bridge

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NEW YORK — A man jumped from the George Washington Bridge this afternoon, falling 200 feet to his death, officials said.

The man apparently walked up to the southern sidewalk of the bridge and leaped around 1:18 p.m., falling to Riverside Drive in Manhattan, according to Port Authority spokesman Steve Coleman. He was taken to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, where he was pronounced dead 30 minutes later, Coleman said.

The man was not carrying any identification, so the Port Authority was unable to release his name. No one on the ground was injured during the incident.

EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier version of this story said the man survived.